May 2018 - Real Wireless

Waveforms: tomorrow on trial

by Simon Fletcher | May 15, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

At Real Wireless, we tend to assume that our expertise will be called upon by a number of industry players as 5G throws up new challenges and competing ways of solving problems. However, even though most activity is still only at the trial stage, there’s no doubt that...

5G, Industry 4.0 and the future of British manufacturing

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | May 10, 2018 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

In the Nordic countries, there has been a recent surge in trials in 5G-enabled manufacturing. One notable trial combined ultra-low latency and high bandwidth aspects of 5G with machine learning to enhance production. Another demonstrated ways to produce blade...

5G: spectrum isn’t the only thing that could be shared

by Simon Fletcher | May 8, 2018 | 5G, Real Wireless blog

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) – a global, cross-industry alliance focused on increasing dynamic access to unused radio frequencies – held its Global Summit 2018 in London (on May 1-3). It took on a lot of issues and, in particular, raised the profile of spectrum...

Let’s chat about AI

by Simon Fletcher | May 4, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

The value of Artificial intelligence (AI) for mobile operators may be one of the less widely discussed uses of AI. It could, however, be considerable in areas like predicting demand patterns and anomalies in dense urban areas, proactive maintenance and improved...

Edge compute: time to open up

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | May 2, 2018 | Real Wireless blog

The combination of wireless and edge compute has a number of potential applications. Reducing the latency that would undermine the effectiveness of 5G connectivity could eventually permit 5G’s effective use in a number of applications. Industrial applications...

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Rural broadband UK: opportunities lie in more openness in shared and local access spectrum licencing

by Oliver Bosshard | Jun 30, 2021

Oliver Bosshard, COO at Real Wireless, and James Body, CEO from Telet Research share thoughts on the opportunities and issues associated with rural and remote broadband provision. Could tweaks to shared and local access licencing processes see them deliver on their...

Europe and Spectrum Sharing: Ambitions and plans are not keeping pace with progress in the US

by Dr Abhaya Sumanasena | Jun 30, 2021

Access to wireless spectrum is increasingly viewed around the world as an essential utility, and also a limited resource. The EU definitely takes it seriously and, as part of the EU 2025 Connectivity objectives has mandated there must be “mobile coverage everywhere”...

Rural or remote networks – global challenges and needs may be similar, but regional approaches can be significantly different

As we kicked off our work as the Independent Assessor for the UK’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) Initiative, it’s important to look not only close to home, but to see what is being done with rural coverage in other parts of the world. Perhaps there are lessons we can...

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